Christmas Traditions

 

Phillip Bailey & Gregory Gould 

Decorating the Christmas Tree 

 

Summer Gould

Like many families, we decorate Christmas trees each year. Great grandma Doris Maxine (Perry) Gould Kook loved to decorate her trees with lots of tinsel. Grandma Deborah (Beucus) Gould and Grandpa Gregory Gould would make dough ornaments to hang on their tree. Mom and I put crystal ornaments on our tree that great grandpa Joseph John Kook bought for great grandma Doris.

Baking Christmas Cookies 

Grandma Deborah (Beucus) Gould made all sorts of Christmas treats including wreath cookies and candy cane cookies. Mom and I would bake gingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, rice crispy treats, peppermint brownies, snickerdoodle cookies, and molasses cookies. We would bring them over for Christmas Eve at Grandma Debi and Grandpa Greg's house in Jamul. 

Grandma Sandy made gingerbread and sugar cookies every year until Grandpa Bob was diagnosed with diabetes. 

 

Robert Joseph Surratt & Sandra Karen (Meese) Surratt 

Christmas Eve PJs 

 

Summer Gould, Autumn Surratt, Melissa Gould, Haddie Beucus, Rylin Menard, Ryder Menard, Brelin (Beucus) Menard, Aaron Beucus, Evan Beucus, Katie (Green) Beucus, & Justin Menard

It's a family tradition to get Christmas pajamas each year and put them on Christmas Eve to get a family photo. For many years, Grandma Debi and Grandpa Greg gifted Auntie Melissa, my mom Summer, and me holiday jammies. Now, Mom carries on the tradition of buying us PJs. Uncle Brian and Aunt Seralin bought Christmas pajamas for their kids and grandkids. This year I even included my pugs Ally and Percy in our PJ tradition. 

 

Autumn Surratt, Percy Pugson, & Ally Pugson

 

Watching Christmas Movies 

 

Summer Gould & Autumn Surratt

On Christmas day, my mom and I watch our favorite Christmas movies including Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, and A Christmas Carol. I also enjoy watching fun holiday romances and Disney movies throughout December like The Princess Switch, Noelle, A Christmas Prince, Falling For Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Christmas Chronicles, and A Castle For Christmas.   

Moroccan Feast 

 

Barbara "Bobbie" Joyce Beucus, Brian Ned Beucus, Deborah Gould, & Gregory Gould

Great Grandpa Elmer Raymond Beucus served in the United States Air Force. He and his wife Fonda Doris (Magill) Beucus as well as their kids were stationed in Morocco. So it became a family tradition to eat Moroccan food on Christmas Eve because great grandma Fonda loved the spices. For many years, we would eat harira soup, lamb pinchos, and chicken couscous on Christmas Eve. 

Christmas Breakfast 

 

Seralin (Fintz) Beucus & Brian Ned Beucus 

For several years, we would go over Aunt Seralin and Uncle Brian's house for Christmas brunch. There would be apple puff pancake, egg bake, ham, and latkes. And Bloody Marys for the adults. Now, my mom makes Apple puff pancake for me and egg casserole for herself Christmas morning.   

Grandma Sandra Karen (Meese) Surratt made coffee cake for breakfast every Christmas. 

 

Robert Joseph Surratt, Toby, & Sandra Karen (Meese) Surratt

P.S. Happy Holidays!

With love, 

Autumn Rose Surratt 

The Ancestor Witch